Parts of Walt Disney World have quite literally become history.
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Two old-school Walt Disney World attractions will become part of the National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives, according to the Orlando Sentinel. Ride vehicles representing two distinct Disney World attractions have been marked for donation to the museum, giving future visitors another chance to see some of Disney’s more interesting creations.
The donations include a ride vehicle from Snow White’s Scary Adventures, a classic Magic Kingdom dark ride that closed in 2012, and a vehicle from the Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters experience part of DisneyQuest, which closed in 2017.
Snow White’s Scary Adventures originally opened alongside Magic Kingdom in 1971 and was everything guests could want from a classic dark ride, retelling the story of Disney’s original animated princess.
DisneyQuest first opened in 1998 and was founded at Disney World’s outdoor shopping and dining center, Downtown Disney, which is now called Disney Springs.
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“Our partnership with Disney Parks has been incredible over the last several years. We started with a Matterhorn vehicle celebrating the birth of the modern steel roller coaster,” said Jeff Novotny, NRCMA chairman, said in a news release. The Matterhorn car from Disneyland was donated in 2012.
“With this Snow White vehicle and unique Astro Blaster car, the museum collection is expanding assets that showcase the importance of storytelling in the theme-park industry.”
The National Roller Coaster Museum and Archive is currently under construction in Plainview, Texas.
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Both of these attractions have since been replaced in Walt Disney World. Snow White’s Scary Adventures was closed to make way for Magic Kingdom’s “New Fantasyland” expansion, which officially opened in 2012. While Disney’s iconic Snow White dark ride closed, the princess and her friends live on at the park in Seve Dwarfs Mine Train, a family-friendly roller coaster that takes guests through the infamous diamond mine from the film.
While the name may sound similar, DisneyWuest’s version of Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters was a completely different experience than what is currently found in Tomorrowland at the Magic Kingdom. Instead of being put inside a stationary vehicle with a laser pointer, guests were actually able to control their own bumper car-type vehicle and take aim at other participants.
The Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters attraction was one small part of DisneyQuest, with the interactive arcade featuring dozens of different experiences for guests to try, most of which featured state-of-the-art (at the time) innovations in digital technology.
The goal of the experience was to launch soft balls at each other in order to rack up points. DisneyQuest was replaced by the NBA Experience, which itself has closed.
Disney has yet to announce a replacement for the NBA Experience, though the original DisneyQuest building, standing at 100,000 square feet, could be used for just about anything.
Are you happy to see pieces of Walt Disney World history live on? What is your favorite defunct Disney ride or attraction?
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